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nervous about asking for help
Hello,

I am very nervous about asking for help, since I've seen so many people snapped at for not going over the threads before posting their question. My problem has definitely come up before, many times, and I have read the threads. I have been trying to fix this for weeks. However, it seems to be to no avail. I have been having trouble with cgi-scripts on this server all along, though the web provider insists there is not fundimental fault. I wonder, since I have never had ANY difficulties installing the same scripts on my other sever!

Anyway, PLEASE PLEASE don't jump on me for asking an old question. I have gone through these threads over and over, and nothing seems to be working. I have uploaded the files in the correct format and I've set permissions correctly. I think there must be an additional problem that hasn't been covered here.

When I build, I get this error:

CGI ERROR
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Error Message : unable to open home page: /usr/home/nanknighton.com/links/index.html. Reason: No such file or directory
Script Location : nph-build.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00503
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There is an index.html file, and the paths are set correctly to the links directory. I am beginning to feel desperate. I had no problems with my other installation of this script.

Thank you very much for your help and understanding. I would be happy to post a direct link if someone thinks they can help me more by looking yourself.

Shari

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oh, and . . . In reply to
The links directory (where the pages have been built) has its permissions set to 777.

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Re: oh, and . . . In reply to
I would double check your path because it doesn't look right to me....

/usr/home/nanknighton.com/links/index.html

make sure it isn't something like.......

/usr/home/nanknighton.com/htdocs/links/index.html
/usr/home/nanknighton.com/web/links/index.html
/usr/home/nanknighton.com/www/links/index.html

Paul Wilson.
new - http://www.wiredon.net
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THANK YOU In reply to
THANK YOU!!

You have solved my problem. Perhaps you have solved the problem with my other scripts too. I used the paths *exactly* as my service provider gave them to me, certain they must be correct. I think they gave me the wrong ones to begin with. No wonder I've been having trouble with all my scripts. I was sure they had to be right since they were what I was told to use.

(There should have been a httpdocs in there!).

Shari

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Re: THANK YOU In reply to
my pleasure.

Paul Wilson.
new - http://www.wiredon.net